Similar to services like Spotify or Rdio, Rhapsody lets you search for specific music tracks, artists, or albums, and play them on demand. This all-you-can-eat service is free to try for 14 days, but after that you'll have to upgrade to one of two different paid account tiers starting at $9.99 per month.

While Rhapsody's interface on Android isn't particularly attractive or clean, it is certainly intuitive. The Home page opens up to a few convenient shortcut tabs that lead to My Music, For You, Featured Albums, New Releases, and Popular, and the rest of the app's basic functions are housed in a nifty sliding navigation panel on the left side of the screen. Meanwhile, a search button and play controls live on the top and bottom of the screen, respectively, which makes it especially easy to find and play music, even if you're browsing deep within one of Rhapsody's menus.

To find music on Rhapsody, you can either tap a link on the Home page or use the slide-out menu to start browsing through new releases, popular content, staff picks, curated playlists, or genre and subgenre lists. All of the music is organized neatly into nesting menus so you can move forward or back out of any category with ease.

Jaymar Cabebe covers mobile apps and Windows software for CNET. While he may be a former host of the Android Atlas Weekly podcast, he doesn't hate iOS or Mac. Jaymar has worked in online media since 2007.
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